Malawi

He successfully used a policy of tit-for-tat to survive in a politically hostile environment. Today he says he is not a dictator but a disciplinarian and that the new policy of shoot to kill given to the security agencies is mainly to ensure national security.

There is no better place than Malawi to hold such a colloquium organised in celebration of the life and works of Professor Mkandawire. There is also no better institutional partner with which CODESRIA can organize this colloquium than the University of Malawi.